A higher proportion of women reported perceived coercion on the MPCS; however, this was only significant among those admitted involuntarily. Legal admission status was decisive for perceived coercion, except according to the CL for men. Other determinants were whether a patient admitted involuntary felt offended (for women on the CL, for men on the MPCS), suicide attempt (for women on the MPCS), transport to hospital by the police (for men on the CL), whether a patient felt that he or she was not treated kindly (for women admitted voluntarily, both scales) and negative pressure (for both sexes, both scales).